Defensive tackle, LSU, 2021–23
Maason Smith
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 315 lb
- Class (2023)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Houma, LA
- Born
- Oct 13, 2002
Maason Smith played defensive tackle at LSU (2021–23). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Smith in round 2, No. 48 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
3sacks, career highvs. McNeese, 2021Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2023 LSU 12 games, 27 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. Grambling | W 72–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Mississippi State | W 41–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Arkansas | W 34–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Ole Miss | L 49–55 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Missouri | W 49–39 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Auburn | W 48–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Army | W 62–0 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Alabama | L 28–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Florida | W 52–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Georgia State | W 56–14 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Texas A&M | W 42–30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Wisconsin | W 35–31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2021 LSU 7 games, 19 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. McNeese | W 34–7 | 6 | 5 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Central Michigan | W 49–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atMississippi State | W 28–25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Auburn | L 19–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Kentucky | L 21–42 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Florida | W 49–42 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atOle Miss | L 17–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′5⅛″ | |
| Weight | 306 lb | |
| Arm length | 35″ | |
| Hand size | 8½″ | |
| Wingspan | 84⅝″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 5.01 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.75 s | |
| Vertical jump | 31″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′0″ | |
| Bench press | 21 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.62 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.69 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 26 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 26 | 35 | 3 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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